Category Archives: elections

Leave wins but Oxfordshire votes Remain

With the National vote on the EU referendum showing a clear 52/48% in favour of Leave, our local results differed somewhat. Overall in Oxfordshire there was a clear Remain vote with Oxford City leading the way and Cherwell the only … Continue reading

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Vote – election on 5 May

It’s your chance to vote in Chipping Norton on Thursday 5 May for our representatives on Chipping Norton Town Council and West Oxfordshire District Council, and for our Police Commissioner. The local vote will be hotly contested. Full details and … Continue reading

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Results of Chipping Norton Town Council election

The results of yesterday’s election for Chipping Norton’s town council have been announced. The following have been elected as town councillors: Richard Averill (Green): 1043 votes Richard Benfield (Conservatives): 1380 votes Chris Butterworth (Conservatives): 1377 votes Eve Coles (Labour): 1587 … Continue reading

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Guy Wall in Tory win at district council elections

Guy Wall is Chipping Norton’s new district councillor on West Oxfordshire District Council. After yesterday’s district council elections, the results were: Guy Wall (Conservatives): 1782 votes Sian O’Neill (Labour): 887 votes Jim Stanley (UKIP): 309 votes Richard Averill (Green): 273 … Continue reading

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David Cameron holds on to Witney

 The results of the General Election are still coming in, but the Witney constituency count has finished – and David Cameron has kept his seat, receiving over 35,000 votes – an increase of just over 1,000 from 2010. Labour’s Duncan … Continue reading

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Chippy voters make their views clear at the hustings

Last night saw a new event in 21st century Chipping Norton politics – the election hustings. Following similar events in Witney and Charlbury, our town saw the parliamentary candidates from the main parties take their seats in the town hall … Continue reading

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Will you be able to have your say? Deadline approaches for registering to vote

There are only six days left to register to vote, and West Oxfordshire District Council is urging people to do so before the 20 April deadline. To vote at the general, district council and town council elections on 7 May, … Continue reading

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Petition for HGV ban

As covered in this month’s Chippy News, local resident and Conservative WODC candidate Guy Wall decided to take action after learning that Oxfordshire County Council appeared to have taken the action to ban HGVs through Chippy out of its latest Transport … Continue reading

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Have you received your poll card?

This week, election poll cards are being posted to all West Oxfordshire residents who have registered to vote at the local and general elections on Thursday 7 May. Residents should receive their poll cards by Friday 10 April and West … Continue reading

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